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- Arduino serial port settings install#
- Arduino serial port settings mod#
- Arduino serial port settings software#
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Arduino serial port settings software#
Like stated it is normal behavior for the Arduino and disabling it gives some issues to reprogram the device.Ī hardware solution I use for this gives you software control on when the usb should or should not reset the device. From then on you can enable and disable the reset functionality by just installing or removing a jumper.
Arduino serial port settings install#
This way, you can cut the link, and install a normal jumper header. They still have the little link to cut, but instead of it being between the pads of an 0805 footprint, they are between the plated through holes of a 0.1" 2-pin header. However, they have been much more sensible about it. On a side note, the ChipKIT™ UNO32™ has the same problem - they had to keep that functionality to maintain compatability with other Arduino products and methodologies. The reset switch should still work, but you may need to hold it in for a bit longer than normal. This works by holding the reset line high enough to stop the chip from resetting even when driven low by the USB chip. Just plug it in between those two connections in the header, making sure the - side of the capacitor goes to ground. You will need to disconnect it to program the board, but it doesn't involve breaking the board at all. Connect a 22uF capacitor between RESET and GND (on the POWER header).
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I wouldn't recommend this way - there is a far nicer way (see below).
Arduino serial port settings mod#
The official way is a permanent mod to the board.There are two ways around the issue that I am aware of - one which damages the board permanently, and one which is far simpler and nicer. Personally I would have used a different USB->RS232 chip right from the start - one that can do more than just serial comms, such as the MCP2200 which gives you both a CDC and a HID device in one, and 8 GPIO lines that you could use to trigger events on the board, like resetting, programatically. There are much better ways of doing it, but I guess that they decided on this with the first Arduino board before they really knew what they were doing (do they even now?) and are now stuck with it. Arduino, in their infinite wisdom, decided that this should be done automatically whenever you connect to the serial port. When you program the Arduino the microcontroller on the board has to be reset to enter the bootloader so you can upload the new software. The problem is when I close the terminal and reopen it, the count will start from 0 again. It will count a variable every second and send that count to the serial terminal.